David G. O’Neil 1610 Grove St., Lafayette, IN 47905 (765)464-4926; [email protected] ACADEMIC DEGREES (2018) PhD in English Language and Linguistics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Dissertation: “Meter out of Place: The Decay of the English Alliterative Tradition” Defense Date: March 27, 2018 Committee: Mary Niepokuj (chair), Dorsey Armstrong, Shaun Hughes, Michael Johnston 2007

MA in English Language and Linguistics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Thesis: “Meter and Metrical Stress Theory: A Study of Greek, Latin, and Old English” Distinguished Master’s Thesis for the College of Liberal Arts

2002

BA in English and Ancient Greek Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

GRADUATE CERTIFICATES 2017 Second Language Studies/English as a Second Language

Purdue University

2015

History of English

Purdue University

2006

Natural Language Processing

Purdue University

ADDITONAL GRADUATE COURSEWORK 2007-2008 Classics (38 graduate hours) University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Purdue University Herron High School Potsdam High School University of Cincinnati Purdue University Delphi Comm. High School

West Lafayette, IN Indianapolis, IN Potsdam, NY Cincinnati, OH West Lafayette, IN Delphi, IN

Graduate Assistant Latin Teacher Latin/English Teacher Research Assistant Graduate Assistant English Teacher

2012-2018 2011-2012 2008-2011 2007-2008 2004-2007 2002-2003

COURSES (INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD) Purdue University English 620 Classroom Comm. for Inter. Grad. Students English 106 First-Year Composition English 106i First-Year Comp. for International Students Greek 201 Intermediate Ancient Greek I Greek 202 Intermediate Ancient Greek II Latin 101 Introductory Latin I Latin 102 Introductory Latin II

1 section 7 sections 1 section 5 sections 5 sections 1 section 1 section

Herron High School

Latin I

First-Year Latin

6 sections

Potsdam High School

English I Latin I Latin II Latin III Latin VIII AP Latin

Freshman English First-Year Latin Second-Year Latin Third-Year Latin Fourth-Year Latin Advanced Placement Latin (Vergil)

1 section 6 sections 6 sections 3 sections 2 sections 1 section

Delphi High School

English I English IIa English III

Freshman English Advanced Sophomore English Junior English

4 sections 1 section 1 section

COURSES (ASSISTANT) Purdue University Classics 233 Classics 235 Classics 237 Classics 380

Comparative Mythology (2 sections) Classical Mythology (1 section; 1 section, Spring 2018) Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome (1 sect., Sp. 18) Alexander the Great (1 section)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION Gifted Education Resource Institute Prof. April Ginther Sivas Language Academy

Instructor Assistant Instructor

Language, Social Studies Editing Services GMAT prep

2016-2018 2016-2017 2016

Saint Lawrence University

Instructor

GRE/LSAT prep

2011

Clarkson University

Instructor

GMAT/GRE/LSAT prep

2010-2011

Kaplan Test Prep

Instructor Tutor

GRE/LSAT prep GRE/TOEFL prep

2007-2008 2008

Ivy Tech Comm. College

Tutor

English Composition

2003-2007

Wabash College

Tutor Tutor

English Composition Ancient Greek

2000-2002 2000-2002

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS O’Neil, D. (2017, forthcoming). A syntactic basis for the distribution of metrical types in Beowulf. The Mediaeval Journal, 7(1). O’Neil, D. (accepted). English as the lingua franca of international publishing. World Englishes. O’Neil, D. (accepted). Motivation and performance in the college Latin classroom. Translational Ideas – Bridging Gaps Between Research and Society. Edited collection from the Purdue Languages and Cultures Conference (PLCC-2).

REVIEWS O’Neil, D. (accepted). Review of the book Reconstructing alliterative verse: The pursuit of a medieval meter, by I. Cornelius. Philological Quarterly.

GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS • Purdue Research Foundation Year-long Dissertation Fellowship, Purdue University, 2017-2018 • Instructor Travel Award, Oral English Proficiency Program, Purdue University, 2017 • Grad Parent Support Scholarship, Purdue University, 2017 • Purdue Graduate Student Government Childcare Grant, Purdue University, 2017 • College of Liberal Arts PROMISE Award, Purdue University, 2016 and 2017 • Cecelia Zissis Graduate Student Scholarship, Purdue University, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 • Graduate School Summer Research Grant, Purdue University, 2016 • ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism Institute Fellowship, 2010 • Maureen O’Donnel Teacher Training Scholarship, American Classical League, 2009 • Louise Taft Semple Fellowship, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, 2007-2008 • President’s Scholarship, Wabash College, 1998-2002 • Honor Scholarship, Wabash College, 1998-2002

WRITING AWARDS • The TMJ/SAIMS Essay Prize, St. Andrews University, 2018 (“A Syntactic Basis for the Distribution of Metrical Types in Beowulf”) • Kneale Award for Linguistics (2nd place), Purdue University, 2017 (“Meter or Metrical Grammar? A Study of Prosody and Syntax in Beowulf”) • School of Languages and Cultures Award for Literary/Cultural Analysis (1st place), Purdue, 2016 (“Plato Nods? An Analysis of Misquotations of Homer in the Republic”) • Kneale Award for Second Language Studies/ESL (2nd place), Purdue University, 2016 (“English as the Lingua Franca of Modern Science”) • Department of Anthropology Award for Best Ethnographic Essay, Purdue University, 2015 (“The Tattooed Heart”)

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Kneale Award for Linguistics (2nd place), Purdue University, 2015 (“Old English Metrics: A Critical Survey”) Kneale Award for Linguistics (1st place), Purdue University, 2013 (“Standardization in the International Language of Science”) Distinguished Master’s Thesis for the College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, 2007 (“Meter and Metrical Stress Theory: A Study of Greek, Latin, and Old English”) Literary Award in Foreign Language & Literatures, Literary Analysis (1st place), Purdue U., 2007 (“Ictus et Accentus”) Literary Award in Foreign Language & Literatures, Literary Analysis (1st place), Purdue U., 2006 (“Interpreting Accounts of Cannibalism in Herodotus’ Histories”)

OTHER ACADEMIC AWARDS/HONORS • Quintilian Award for Top 10% of Introductory Composition Instructor Evaluations, Purdue, 2015 • Graduation Summa Cum Laude, Wabash College, 2002 • Phi Beta Kappa, Wabash College (beta chapter of Indiana), 2002 • Senior Classics Prize, Wabash College, 2002

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS November 2017 “The Chronometric Tradition of Old English Metrics” “Not Reading”: Graduate Student Conference in English University of Chicago, Chicago, IL October 2017

“Monolingualism in International Scientific Publishing: Collaboration or Imperialism?" 5th Annual 21st Century Englishes Conference Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

April 2017

“Loss of Stress Clash in Old English Alliterative Meter” KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

March 2017

“A Syntactic Explanation of Old English Meter?” 2nd Purdue Languages and Cultures Conference: Translational Ideas Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

March 2017

“English and the Globalization of Modern Science” 7th Biennial Interdisciplinary Purdue Grad. History Conference: Crafting Mosaics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

April 2016

“Standardization in the International Language of Science” Composing Variations University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

April 2016

“The Middle English Creolization Hypothesis” Exploring Intersections: 4th Annual WLGO Conference University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

May 2014

“The Story of History: Semantic Shift in the Language of Thought in Early English” 20th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC-20) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

March 2014

“Perspectives on the Role of English as the Lingua Franca of Modern Science” 14th SLC Graduate Student Symposium. Merging Borders: Language, Literature and Communication in Cross-Cultural Contexts Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

April 2006

“Command Clauses in Old English Governed by the Verb Hatan” Purdue Linguistics Association Graduate Student Conference Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

March 2006

“Ictus et Accentus” Foreign Language & Literature Graduate Symposium Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

March 2005

“Interpreting Accounts of Cannibalism in Herodotus’ Histories” Foreign Language & Literature Graduate Symposium Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

INVITED TALKS February 2017 “Prosodic Change in Old English Meter” MARS Monday talk (Medieval and Renaissance Studies) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

SERVCE: CONFERENCES AND EVENTS • Committee Chair, Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference (PLLS-3), March 2018 • Committee Member, the Oral English Proficiency Program Challenge, November 2017 • Panel Moderator, KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, April 2017 • Panel Moderator, Purdue Languages and Cultures Conference (PLCC-2), March 2017 • Abstract Reviewer, Purdue Languages and Cultures Conference (PLCC-2), March 2017 • Panel Moderator, 7th Purdue University Graduate Student Symposium on Second Language Studies and English as a Second Language, April 2015 • Abstract Reviewer, Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC-20), May 2014

SERVICE: STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS • Graduate Advisor, Purdue Convocations Volunteer Network, 2016-2017 • Faculty Advisor: PCS Press (high school newspaper), 2008-2011 • Faculty Advisor: Junior Classical League (high school Latin club), 2008-2011 • Faculty Advisor: Whiz Quiz (high school quiz team), 2010-2011 • President: Eta Sigma Phi (Classics honorary fraternity, Wabash chapter), 2001. • President: Wabash Film-Maker’s Society, 2000-2001.

SERVICE: WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS • Judge, High School Essay Contest, Purdue Literary Awards, 2017 • Copy Editor/Columnist: Wabash Commentary (news journal), 2000-2002 • Editor-in-chief: Wabash Review (literary journal), 2001-2002. • Editorial Board: Wabash Review (literary journal), 2000-2001 • Columnist: The Bachelor (campus newspaper), 2000-2001 • Editorial Board: Callimachus (Wabash College humanities journal), 2000-2002.

AFFILIATIONS Purdue Linguistics Association TESOL International Association American Classical League Phi Beta Kappa

ESL GO! (ESL/SLS organization at Purdue) Comitatus (medieval organization at Purdue) Eta Sigma Phi (Classics honorary fraternity)

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSURE • New York: English (7-12), Latin (7-12) • Indiana: Latin (5-12)

LANGUAGES • Native: English • Advanced: Latin, Ancient Greek • Intermediate: Old English, Middle English, Italian, German • Basic: French, Spanish

REFERENCES Prof. Mary Niepokuj (advisor) Dept. of English Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office Phone: (765) 494-6512 E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Shaun Hughes (committee member) Dept. of English Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office Phone: (765) 494-3776 E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Michael Johnston (committee member) Dept. of English Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Cell Phone: (614) 506-9400 E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Margie Berns Dept. of English Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office Phone: (765) 494-3774 E-mail: [email protected] Prof. April Ginther Dept. of English Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Office Phone: (765) 494-7598 E-mail: [email protected]